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Contest gives away the store

A Baltimore businesswoman is holding a special contest. Ester Armstrong goes by many names: Mama Esther, Queen Esther, even Mama Kiki. The Sankofa African & World in Charles Village is her store. It's the type of effort she hopes will remain there. That's why rather than selling her store, she's holding a contest. The winner will receive the whole establishment. Armstrong said her reason is so she can be closer to her family in Ghana. The name of the story comes from the Sankofa bird, which symbolizes learn

A Baltimore businesswoman is holding a special contest. Ester Armstrong goes by many names: Mama Esther, Queen Esther, even Mama Kiki. The Sankofa African & World in Charles Village is her store. It's the type of effort she hopes will remain there. That's why rather than selling her store, she's holding a contest. The winner will receive the whole establishment. Armstrong said her reason is so she can be closer to her family in Ghana. The name of the story comes from the Sankofa bird, which symbolizes learn

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Updated: 6:13 PM EDT Aug 10, 2015

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WEBVTT AFRICA AND GOOD WRITING SKILLS. ♪ ALL OF THESE ARE FROM -- OMAR: SHE GOES BY MANY NAMES AND THIS IS HER STORE. CHEF BUT WE ARE NOT JUST SELLING STUFF. MY HUSBAND AND I TRY VERY HARD. OMAR: THAT IS WHY INSTEAD OF SELLING HER STORE, SHE IS HOLDING A CONTEST. THE REASON? MY PEOPLE ARE GETTING UP IN YEARS. OMAR: ALL TO BE CLOSER TO HER FAMILY IN GHANA. THE NAME OF THIS PLACE COMES FROM A BIRD. AS YOU CAN SEE IT IS REACHING BACK TO GRAB SOMETHING. IT SYMBOLIZES LEARNING FROM YOUR PAST. WHICH IS WHAT THEY HOPE APPLICANTS WILL ACHIEVE. HOPEFULLY THEY WILL FIND THIS PLACE IN PRICING AND THEY WILL FIND A NEW OWNER. OMAR: APPLICANTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO TAKE A QUIZ ON AFRICAN CULTURE AND HISTORY AND THEN COMPETE THROUGH AN ESSAY. WE FEEL THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO HAVE THAT KIND OF PASSION. OMAR: ALTERED TO BE VIA CONSISTENT. I AM ANXIOUS TO GO HOME AND TRANSFER THIS ONE FOR BUSINESS TO SOMEBODY WHO WILL TAKE GOOD CARE OF IT. OMAR: PASSION OVER PURSE. WE WILL FIND SOMEBODY WHO IS GOING TO BE BETTER.

Contest gives away the store

A Baltimore businesswoman is holding a special contest. Ester Armstrong goes by many names: Mama Esther, Queen Esther, even Mama Kiki. The Sankofa African & World in Charles Village is her store. It's the type of effort she hopes will remain there. That's why rather than selling her store, she's holding a contest. The winner will receive the whole establishment. Armstrong said her reason is so she can be closer to her family in Ghana. The name of the story comes from the Sankofa bird, which symbolizes learn